Rental Return: Tales From the Video Store

Adam, Chad, and Jason host a preview episode for Season 2 of the Rental Return podcast series. First, the host share three of their latest VHS finds. Next, they discuss the skyrocketing market for VHS tapes and the insane prices common tapes that are sealed or graded are fetching today. Then, Jason reads some newspaper stories from the '80s which give insight into the early rental market, how stud...

With Season 1 of Rental Return in the books, Adam ( @Hojukoolander ), Chad ( @HorrorMovieBBQ ), and Jason ( @RD80s ) bookend the season by reflecting on what they learned through the experiences shared by the Video Heroes. They all pick some of their favorite stories that were heard during the season and finally, how Rental Return has affected their VHS collecting experience. Follow @TRNsocial on...

The first season of Rental Return - Tales From the Video Store comes to an end! In Episode 5, you heard our Video Heroes talk about some drama that happened at the store and some promotional items they got to keep. Now it's time to wrap up their memories by "Pushing Stop." In Episode 6, you'll hear how our Video Heroes ended their tenures at the video store. Most of their experiences lasted until...

The first season of Rental Return - Tales From the Video Store continues! In Episode 4, you heard some of the crazy experiences our Video Heroes had while they were employed at the store and some of their unusual customers. Now it's time to hear the "Secrets of the Staff." In Episode 5, get ready for some drama! You'll hear about some real co-worker issues from personal hygiene to former employees...

**Due to the adult nature of one of our stories and brief language in this episode, listener discretion is advised.** The first season of Rental Return - Tales From the Video Store continues! In Episode 3, you got hear about the daily grind of our Video Heroes and some of the things they didn't anticipate while working for a video rental store. Now in Episode 4, we'll take a trip on the wild side...

The first season of Rental Return - Tales From the Video Store continues! In Episode 2, you got a deeper knowledge of why our Heroes wanted to work at a video rental store, what their training process was like and a little bit about the co-workers and supervisors they had. Now in Episode 3, you'll hear what the daily grind was like for our Heroes at the video store including some of the mundane ta...

The first season of Rental Return - Tales From the Video Store continues! In Episode 1, we introduced our Video Heroes including their first experiences with renting VHS tapes and what their local video stores were like. You also heard the interviewees thoughts on how cable television impacted their movie experience and what some of their favorite rentals were as kids. Now in Episode 2, you'll get...

The first season of Rental Return - Tales From the Video Store has begun! We hope you enjoyed our preview episode featuring Adam, Chad, and Jason's memories of visiting video stores back in the day, but now it's time to give our Video Heroes the spotlight in Episode 1 of Rental Return. Episode 1 "Meet the Heroes" will be your introduction to the interviewees in Season 1 of Rental Return . Our "Vid...

Adam, Chad, and Jason host a preview episode for the Rental Return podcast series. You will get to hear the origins behind Rental Return plus a fun look back at the rental era through the hosts' personal experiences including favorite local stores, most-rented VHS tapes, and memories. Follow @TRNsocial on Twitter , Instagram , and Facebook for more from Rental Return visuals and VHS memories. If y...

In this short trailer episode for Rental Return, Adam explains the concept behind the podcast series and introduces the "Video Heroes" whose stories and memories will be featured in Season 1. The origin of Rental Return began with these podcasts on The Retro Network: TRN Talk - VHS Collecting & Home Video Memories TRN Talk - Weird VHS Tapes If you are a former rental store employee and would l...